Edward Watts (Editor) EDWARD WATTS is a professor of English at Michigan State University.Keri Holt (Editor) KERI HOLT is an associate professor of English and American studies at Utah State University.John Funchion (Editor) JOHN FUNCHION is associate professor of English and American Studies at the University of Miami.

Demonstrating that the antebellum US sustained a vibrant tradition of regional literature, these essays collectively argue that local writing complicated and/or contended with a federalist narrative of nation building. Throughout, the contributors draw attention to how early American literature was shaped by such local factors as overlapping legal imperatives, methods of crop production, and sustained race prejudice. The essays reveal impressive archival work that frequently unearthed interesting regional issues across a diverse collection of locales.

Edward Watts (Editor) EDWARD WATTS is a professor of English at Michigan State University.Keri Holt (Editor) KERI HOLT is an associate professor of English and American studies at Utah State University.John Funchion (Editor) JOHN FUNCHION is associate professor of English and American Studies at the University of Miami.

Demonstrating that the antebellum US sustained a vibrant tradition of regional literature, these essays collectively argue that local writing complicated and/or contended with a federalist narrative of nation building. Throughout, the contributors draw attention to how early American literature was shaped by such local factors as overlapping legal imperatives, methods of crop production, and sustained race prejudice. The essays reveal impressive archival work that frequently unearthed interesting regional issues across a diverse collection of locales.

Edward Watts (Editor) EDWARD WATTS is a professor of English at Michigan State University.Keri Holt (Editor) KERI HOLT is an associate professor of English and American studies at Utah State University.John Funchion (Editor) JOHN FUNCHION is associate professor of English and American Studies at the University of Miami.

Demonstrating that the antebellum US sustained a vibrant tradition of regional literature, these essays collectively argue that local writing complicated and/or contended with a federalist narrative of nation building. Throughout, the contributors draw attention to how early American literature was shaped by such local factors as overlapping legal imperatives, methods of crop production, and sustained race prejudice. The essays reveal impressive archival work that frequently unearthed interesting regional issues across a diverse collection of locales.